To Text or Not To Text?

I do not text. I usually won't answer a text either. If I do answer my text reply will be CALL ME.

 

I was in a restaurant near the university and it was filled with students. All were texting each other while sitting at the same table and there was no conversation at all.
Einstein said that when technology surpasses personal interaction the wold would be in grave trouble I guess it is coming.

 

I don't think it's coming, I think it's already here! You see it all the time, in situations like you've described. You see it in the media, which is full of sex, violence and obscene language, all designed to "shock" us. You see it in a society of self-centered people - one's who stand by an accident or disaster, and instead of helping are recording it on their phones. You see it in neighborhoods where no one knows, or cares about, their neighbors. And this will sound strange coming from an atheist, but you see it in the decline of attendance at church.

I have a sister-in-law, who became a grandmother about a year ago. She is constantly, and annoyingly, like most new grandparents, posting photos of her granddaughter on Facebook, but in the 1/2 dozen or so times I've seen her, in person, she's never said a word about her granddaughter - how strange!! She's obviously proud and excited about her, but she's never actually talked about her to me. Of course, you could say that I've never asked, so it's on me, too!

 

That's the way I feel about texting too. Unfortunately the only way I can send or receive a text message is on my very basic smartphone, so I try to keep my messages short. Luckily I don't often need to send texts as most of those I receive are automated messages that don't need a reply.

 

Texting with rotary phones must have been a nightmare!

 

I have found texting to be very helpful. In many situations, it has been the only way I could get some feedback from people I needed info. from. Every generation has their own unique way to communicate. Texting is one of those ways.

 

That video is amazing. I remember my parents having to book trunk calls when they needed to phone somebody in another city, but thankfully I'm not old enough to remember phones without dials.

 

I am not an early adapter. I got my first cell phone four years ago.

(And my first computer not long before that.)

I never thought I'd like the cell phone. Much less texting, as I kept watching my granddaughter work at it until I thought her thumbs would fall off; but after having gotten the cell phone I have decided that I do very much like it and that I enjoy texting as well. Like Ruth, there are times when I seem to communicate better in writing. I believe it's just that when writing you have more time to think about what it is you're trying to say.

Anyway, I do like texting. And I love being able to instantly send pictures from my phone to someone else's.

I do not use abbreviations or forego punctuation. At least not on purpose. I do get in a rush sometimes and let things fly that I wouldn't normally.

Twitter is rather weird to me. I have an account but rarely use it as I can't seem to see the point. Maybe since I really am not an early adapter my understanding of the whole twitter thing will come later.

One thing I've thought about and I do know, as much as I appreciate the convenience of my cell phone I would be just fine without it if for some reason I had to give it up. There is far more to life in this world than little technological wonders, and sometimes I find myself wishing for the days when we had not so many.

 

I hate texting, the keys on my phone's keypad are so small and it's so much quicker to just talk into a phone. Annoyingly a lot of people I know, especially my grandkids, seem to prefer it, forcing me to text. I can see it has it's merits, for example being able to send a message for later if somebody's busy but I'd rather avoid it.

 

behind the wheel it can and has been fatal. re enactment